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Gerrish, MI town hall & government

Gerrish spent $3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,016 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Gerrish's government.

Town budget

Where Gerrish's money goes

Spent
$3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,016
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$1.2 million
$400 per resident
Fire
$847,00028%
Police
$676,00023%
Administration & buildings
$492,00016%
Sewer & trash
$484,00016%
Parks & libraries
$269,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$117,0004%
Interest on debt
$52,0002%
Other
$59,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 61%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • From the state 9%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Gerrish

Full-time staff
15
61 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$57,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
and 1 full-time firefighter
Fire
1 full-time25 part
Health & welfare
2 full-time22 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time12 part
Police
7 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Gerrish didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Roscommon Area Public Schools

Gerrish's K–12 school district, shared with Au Sable, Higgins, Lyon, Roscommon, South Branch and Richfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,778
Michigan: $16,528
Students
807
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.5 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal

  • Local 65%
  • State 17%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $17,778 per pupil, $10,152 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Gerrish pay

Typical tax bill
$2,513
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.08%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$232,100
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Gerrish's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Gerrish

Gerrish is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Jack Bergman. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Gerrish's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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